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PM frontrunner pledges greater investment in ‘our amazing FE colleges’

Conservative leadership favourite Boris Johnson has said he would “do more to fund our amazing FE colleges” if he...

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Hinds ‘pleased’ with level 6 and 7 inspection approach but OfS can’t say what it is

The Office for Students can’t say how it will assess level 6 and 7 apprenticeships delivered at non-registered HE...

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FE Week wins loan law battle

Victims of a long-running FE loans scandal are set to benefit from new legislation that gives the education secretary...

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Is the Prime Minister planning farewell budget hike for FE?

Theresa May is pushing to announce a huge programme of investment to overhaul schools and colleges in England before...

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Over 1,300 apprentices left without any provider, 7 months after 3aaa collapse

Nearly one-third of the apprentices who were training with disgraced apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance had still not been...

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Growth Company denies conflict of interest in European Social Fund tender

A provider with directors on the board of a local enterprise partnership has refuted conflict of interest allegations after...

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OfS to inspect quality of unregulated apprentices despite Augar recommendation

The government has already rejected one recommendation put forward by the Augar Review – by giving the Office for...

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Milton backs Gove to be next Prime Minister

The skills minister Anne Milton is backing Conservative leadership frontrunner Michael Gove to be the next Prime Minister. As...

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Union threatens strike action after college sacked lecturer for writing ‘racist’ on Prevent poster

The University and College Union has warned its members will strike at Sandwell College if a lecturer, who was...

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